A Momentary Flow: Inside the meat lab: the future of food-With billions of mouths to feed, we can't go on producing food in the...
See on Scoop.it - Knowmads, Infocology of the futureWith billions of mouths to feed, we can’t go on producing food in the traditional way. Scientists are coming up with novel ways to cater for future generations. In-vitro burger, anyone?The future feast is laid out around a cool…
A Momentary Flow: Could Human Enhancement Turn Soldiers Into Weapons That Violate International Law? Yes
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New technologies reveal ambiguities and hidden assumptions in international humanitarian law.Science fiction, or actual U.S. military project? Half a world away from the battlefield, a soldier controls his avatar-robot that does…
Are people really mad about Leonardo DiCaprio saying nigga in Djago?
He was playing a slave owner in the South during the mid-1800’s.
The hell you want him to say?
“young black man”
“African American chap”
“Young Brutha”
“beautiful chocolate fellows”
“Nutella flavored Mandingo warrior”
(Source: andross)
The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2012
Some of those still sound like science fiction.
- A cyborg competes against able-bodied athletes at the Olympics.
- NASA starts to work on a faster-than-light warp drive.
- Scientists enhance the intelligence of primates with a chip.
- Researchers create a robot with legs that can run faster than any human.
- The first successful commercial cargo delivery to space goes off without a hitch.
- Doctors communicate with a man in a coma.
- Self-driving cars become legal in several states.
and more…
